在这两个例句中，reduce 和 decrease 是不可以互换的。 Reduce 和 decrease 的第三个区别是，reduce 有“使复杂的事物变得简单，简化”的意思。 请听例句。 Example Our teacher manages to reduce complex chemical reactions into a form we can understand.

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